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Challenging Ideas Pt. 2

September 21, 2018 | Chicago, Dating, Growing up, Nannying, Politics, Writing

In case you missed the first post earlier this week, make sure you read Challenging Ideas Pt. 1 before you start reading this. I mean, you don’t have to but context is definetly a concept to befriend… Here’s the second half: A few months ago, I met this guy who told me that he was…

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La Luna

September 4, 2018 | Astrology, Growing up, Nannying, Writing

Today is the first day of school for my nanny kiddos; and while it’s 95 degrees, terribly muggy, and Fall doesn’t begin until September 22, I’m bidding Summer adieu. Autumn and I have been best friends since the womb when I overheard my cesarian arrival was scheduled for November 10. September always flies by with…

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Doing Fine

June 26, 2018 | Astrology, Family, Nannying, Writing

It’s week two of summer vacation in my nanny house, and I feel like a haggard parent to three. Juggling what each kid needs while managing who is throwing a tantrum, and trying not to take their kid jabs to heart when I have to lay down the law— it is wearing me out. Kudos…

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The D Word

June 7, 2018 | Coldplay, Domestic Violence, Growing up, Mental Health, Nannying, TV, Writing

To be honest, internet, I’ve been on the struggle bus lately. And, for the sake of this post (despite how uncomfortable admitting it is), I need to name that my struggle bus is called “depression.” To be more honest, I fear that by typing that word, I’m loosing a lot of your attention. The truth…

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The Price of Progress

May 21, 2018 | Chicago, Dating, Growing up, Mental Health, Nannying, Writing

Alright all, I’m pumping the breaks on the letters. Who knows if that series will resurface, but I’m feeling too restricted by them at the moment. I don’t tolerate restrictions well. I’ve been feeling starved of blog posts. More-so starved of creativity, I suppose. I’ve felt too trapped with myself, and like my fear of…

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Updates

April 30, 2018 | Chicago, Nannying, Writing

For those of you waiting on the edge of your seats to hear whether or not I passed my emissions test, I DID. Third time’s a charm. So charmed that I came down with the stomach flu as I drove home from the test. One day, I’ll anonymously share all the really great material that…

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An App Day

April 17, 2018 | Astrology, Growing up, Nannying, Writing

Occasionally, I don’t wake up gracefully. Don’t we all wake up on the wrong side of the bed sometimes? For me, it typically happens after a night of exceptionally vivid dreams. I remember explaining that to my boyfriend in high school. He noticed that something was off about me one morning, and that was the…

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Mercurial Mishaps

March 26, 2018 | Astrology, Growing up, Mental Health, Nannying, Travel, Writing

I had a plan. I told you what I was going to write about today. I had 11 pages of notes on said blog post. But then, Mercury. Yes, really. Here is my running list of mishaps from the past 36 hours: 1. Work on Friday was abnormally stressful. 2. I left all 11 pages…

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